Chapter 127 Revenge

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``` After dealing with those three cultivators, dawn was breaking, so Li Zhirui and the others did not return and simply waited in the main hall for the clan members to come.@@@@ As expected, it wasn't long before all the cultivators on the island who were not in closed-door cultivation, including those who had married into or married out of the Li family, also arrived at the main hall. They looked at Li Zhizhun and the others with excitement. In fact, they had already known last night that Li Shiqing had made a breakthrough to Golden Core, but there were still many puzzles in their hearts, such as when Li Shiqing broke through to Golden Core, and when he would be able to leave seclusion, among other questions. Li Zhizhun answered each one, and was frank about what he didn't know. It was not until a clan member stood up and asked, "In the past, our family faced a beast tide, and due to the schemes of the three families to the east, five of our members fell, and several were left with disabilities. At that time, Clan Leader, you said our family's strength was insufficient." "But now that Uncle has achieved Golden Core, shouldn't we take revenge for them?" Li Zhizhun was taken aback; he hadn't expected this issue to be raised at this time, but since it had been, he naturally had to address it head-on. And it was also a pain he had kept buried deep in his heart. "Of course!" Li Zhizhun affirmed confidently, "Once Uncle stabilizes his realm, I will immediately inform him of this matter, and ask him to lead the clansmen to attack Red Pine Island and avenge our members!" In the past, they had been concerned about Yuanming Sect, worried that it would side with the Zheng family, and that they would suffer losses in a fight without reaping any benefits, which was why they had endured in silence. But now, the Li family already had a Golden Core true person. Although they were still no match for Yuanming Sect, with clear evidence—the matter of the Devil-Attracting Liquid, which Li Shiren had recorded with a Memory Stone—combined with a certain amount of strength, they could ensure that Yuanming Sect would stay out of the affair. "Good!" "Clan Leader is mighty!" The crowd cheered and clapped, and their gaze towards Li Zhizhun was filled with even greater respect than before. As one story develops here, another unfolds elsewhere. Meanwhile, at the Rare Beast Pavilion of the Wang family in Green Mountain State, a white-haired elder hurried into the family hall with an urgent expression. "Elder Ba?" The middle-aged man seated at the head noticed the newcomer and a glint flashed in his eyes as he said, "Shouldn't you be in Yunping State at this time? Or have you already retrieved the secret technique? But where are the other three?" "Please punish me, Patriarch!" The elder known as Elder Ba had a trace of humiliation in his eyes, but under the current circumstances, he had to humble himself to maintain his position in the family. "What happened?" Patriarch Wang did not understand and looked at him with confusion, though a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. Elder Ba recounted tearfully, "I accompanied Liu and the others in attacking the Li family, but who could have expected that the Li family had a Golden Core true person. Liu and the others sacrificed their lives to let me escape, holding back that Golden Core." "But why did the clansmen guarding the ancestral hall not report the shattering of their Life Tokens right away?" Patriarch Wang's gaze sharpened as he focused on Elder Ba. Elder Ba's heart trembled—could it be that the Li family hadn't killed those three yet? During his anxious thoughts, he said mournfully, "Perhaps the Li family has captured them and is trying to pry out our family's strength before killing them." "What I really want to know, Elder Ba, is how you managed to escape unscathed from a Golden Core's grasp?" In truth, the Life Tokens had already shattered before he returned, but only Elder Ba had survived of the four, prompting the Patriarch to be suspicious, especially after seeing Elder Ba's condition. "Please see the truth, Patriarch. During my travels, I had fortuitously obtained an Escape Talisman, and with Liu and the others' desperate protection, I was able to escape to safety," Elder Ba had thought through this matter on his way back and had his response prepared. Although it was not entirely flawless, there was no way to investigate, as Talismans shatter upon activation, and the three of them had been captured by the Li family—surely they wouldn't allow them to leave alive? "This is an important matter for the clan; it cannot be taken lightly," Li Zhizhun shook his head. "Well then, you all do as you see fit. I will make a trip to Red Pine Island!" Before his voice fell, a streak of blue light shot up into the sky. For a Golden Core Cultivator, a mere three hundred li was a matter of moments. Li Shiqing stood in the air, gazing down at his clan territory protected by a Formation, but soon he noticed something amiss. Almost no Cultivators were visible within the Formation! It was common knowledge that although the Zheng Family was not as powerful as the Li family, they had far more Qi Cultivators. Yet during broad daylight, not a single Cultivator could be seen moving about. Li Shiqing couldn't be bothered to ponder too much about this. He brandished the Qingyuan Sword, sending forth a fiercely sharp sword light that hurtled towards the Defensive Spiritual Light. Within mere moments, it shattered the defense, and the sword light, undiminished in power, cut open a crack in the Zheng Family's territory. Once the Formation was breached, his powerful Divine Sense instantly spread out, enveloping the entire territory. "How come there are only a few Cultivators?" Li Shiqing was surprised. Could it be that the Zheng Family knew they would strike and had abandoned Red Pine Island to escape early on? An old man walked out tremblingly and asked calmly, "Are you Li Shiqing from the Li Clan? When did you achieve Golden Core?" The other few also came out one after another, without exception, all were old Cultivators nearing the end of their lifespan! "Where are the Zheng Family's Cultivators?" Li Shiqing asked. In fact, seeing this scene, he had already confirmed his guess that the Zheng Family had abandoned Red Pine Island to escape. These old Cultivators who remained were there firstly to take care of the Spiritual Objects on the island, and secondly, to use their own lives to inform the escaping clan members not to return, as Red Pine Island was lost. The old Cultivators did not answer; instead, in front of Li Shiqing, they all simultaneously took poison to end their own lives. "If it weren't for your three families laying an ambush back then, trying to kill off my Li Clan members, you wouldn't have ended up in such a plight," Li Shiqing waved a hand and sent out a ball of Spiritual Fire, burning the corpses to ashes. Meanwhile, at the very moment they committed suicide, the Zheng Family in Myriad Thunder State received the news. "Third Uncle, Fifth Uncle..." Patriarch Zheng's eyes brimmed with tears; with a low and sorrowful voice, he choked up, "It's my fault, I've caused your deaths!" If it hadn't been for his desire year ago to seize the opportunity to eradicate the then shallowly rooted Li family, the Zheng Family wouldn't have abandoned their centuries-old foundation to come to this dangerous borderland, nor would they have abandoned those elders who had dedicated their lives to the family. Yet even if given another chance, he would still choose to join forces with the other two families to move against the Li family. —— After dealing with those old Cultivators, Li Shiqing wasn't in a hurry to head to Nine Springs Island. Instead, he strolled around the island to assess the situation. Red Pine Island was roughly the same size as Da Rong Island, only the length of its sides differed slightly; the terrain was higher in the center and lower around the edges. In the center of the island was a large mountain, the site of the Zheng Family's clan territory, as well as the location of the first second-rank Spirit Vein. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire The island contained four Spirit Veins in total: besides the one second-rank vein, another was amidst a small, low range of hills where the Zheng Family had planted a vast quantity of Spiritual Medicine, though now hardly a trace of it remained. The remaining two first-rank Spirit Veins, because they were close and the land was flat, had been developed into a vast Spirit Field where a large number of first-rank Spiritual Objects were cultivated. Beyond that, there wasn't much else of interest. Of course, this was just Li Shiqing's rough observation from the air. To understand the specifics, clan members would have to come and take possession of the territory later and conduct a thorough search.

Chapter 127 Revenge

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